Wetland ecosystem services and coupled socioeconomic benefits through conservation practices in the Appalachian Region

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Wardrop, Denice H ^a   Glasmeier, Amy K ^b   Peterson Smith, Jessica ^a   Eckles, Diane ^c   Ingram, Hannah ^a   Brooks, R P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Appalachian Region, USA; Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP); Ecosystem services; Functional assessment; Isserman classification; Land cover; Socioeconomic benefits; USDA; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; LAND COVER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

APPALACHIANS;

EID: 79955745579     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2292.1     Document Type: Article

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